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SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. V _ d4/Brft*3c fy/tyri&wfr'fyit' £'*' ."%' ffiPrffl* 98fow&B& 'ifc»4i Wz&t&ttffiSfr a^/'aF'!!%M; King Albert, of Belgium, Gives Thanks For Americans Kindness; Wishes Them Happy Year, 1915 Monarch Tells Representative of Associated Press of Stand His Soldiers Are Making Against the German Invaders. The King's Headquarters Are Located on One of the Re maining Dry Areas of That Small Corner of Belgium Still Under His Rule -Under German Shell Fire. Grand Headquarters of tha King of ; the Belgians, in Wilt Flanders, Bol i gium, Sunday, Deo. 20, via London, Dec. 23, 8:10 p. m. -In the <ounctl chamber of nri ancient Flemish town hall from which he la directing, under German ulicll fire, the rosialunce of hi* war-worn little army Mocking the road to Dunkirk and Calais. King Al bert of the HelKians. today told the Associated I’rcns of the stand hla sol diers are making against the German Invaders The king's headquarters la local ad on one of the remaining dry arcus of that small curlier of Belgium still under his rule. King Albert also requested the As sociated l’reas to convey to the peo ple of the United States Ills deep grat itude for their efforts to feed Ills sub jects under German military rule. The monarch was alone when the correspondent was admitted to tho council chamber lie wore the slmpie undress uniform of a general of artll- | lery without Insignia, beyond braided shoulder stripes to distinguish him I from a staff officer. Looks Hardened. Physically King Albert looks hard ened’hut lines of care show In Ills oth erwise youthful face. In manner, he Is decidedly shy and he apologised for Ids English, which. however, was llueni The light front a smoky Ml lamp barfly penetrated the recesses of the great hull. Where from the walls empty picture frames stared down. When the king saw the eyes of the correspondent fixed on these blank | spaces, where a few months ago In-1 valuable Flemish canvasses hung, lie smiled and said he no longer expected the Germans to even he In a posltlo.t lo take the frames. Modestly he praised the courage .oi his soldp rs. "I believe." he said, "my army is courageous My people, however, are too domestic for the same discipline that prevails In conscript armies. You will see something of the bravery of my people when tomorrow you sh\l| haw the chance to witness the peas ants working In their fields under, shell fire, concerned only for the loss- 1 es of their home*, the destruction of 1 which causes them great grief." Hi* Gratitude. When Edward Senger, Belgian ai l tache to the American commission for tho relief of Belgium, entered and presented King Albert with a report ftvm the commission showing that enough food was In sight to feed h’si people until February l!th the king turned quickly to the correspondent., saying Will von be kind enough to convey! to the American people my deep grat j Itude.'* He then wrote In English the fol lowing message "The magnificent generosity of the American people In forwarding Im- i menae quantities of gifts of fodstuffa to my suffering people affords me Intense satisfaction ami touche* me very deeply "In this, my country's hour of trial, nothing ha* supported me more than j the sympathy and the superb gener- j ostty of those who have assisted to materially lessening the same; and I desire to offer my deepest thank* and at the same time to convey , i message of good will for the ncyv year . tSlgnedt "ALBERT. King of the Belgians." Th« Facts. King Albert was anxious to have! the American people know, as he put ! It. the facta of the story of how his troop*, demoralised and disorganise.) by their disheartening retreat almost across the limit* of their own conn- I try turned at bay along the Yser and; held back the Germans there at fright ful cost In killed and wounded t i their armv, am! of the almost incal culable loss suffered In the deliberate. Inundation hv its earners of the most valuable part of the country "lu cue of Uioae terrible nine days German Relief Corps Feeding Children Left Destitute in Belgium and France In the trenches along the Yser,” the the king said, "I know that 700 of our brave Belgian soldiers were kille J outright." Klim Albert continued: "I believe I am not claiming too much to say that our army saved Dun kirk and Caluts at the battle of thy Yser.” Tho king praised the good spirits of his soldiers now In the trenches. When the correspondent expressed a desire to see the Belgian soldiers actually in the trenches, he said: "You may, but I cannot promise that it yy 111 be without risk. Mrs. Asquith expressed the same desire while she yvas visiting my wife a short time ago. When the party w.is taken l tin second line of trenches a bik German shell fell nearby and ii did not make our quests feel com fortable." When the correspondent inquired as to tie king's own safety. King Albert ■smilingly replied: "\\ e must live under shell fire here." True. Later Inspection showed this re mark to be literally tftue, as scarcely a square mile of Belgium left undir the rub of her king Is free from the danger of shell fire. King Albert repeated his expressions of appreciation of American relief for Ins people, as the correspondent was about to leave, especially singling mil Bland Whitlock, the American minister to Belgium, and Hugh s. Gib son, secretary of legation, for their etforta in Belgium's behalf. He de dal ed Mr. Whitlock had done splen did work in Brussels as mediator be tweoti the Belgians and their con querors and expressed the hope that Mr Whitlock would remain at his post until the end of the wark. "And 1 understand that Mr Whit lock came to Brussels for a rest," re marked the king with a grim smile. King Albert was averse to discusing the ruin which has overwhelmed the country, saying simply; "You will know something of it yourself tomorrow when you see our destroyed towns." Re-Enter Capital Soon. "Your majesty, It has been prsdlcteJ that you will re-enter your capital within three months," the corres pondent said. The king shook his head sadly, say ing . "Not so soon; but some day 1 shill ride into Brussels at the head of the Belgian army." Bidding the correspondent goodnight with a warm handshake the king end ed the interview. King Albert is commander of his army in faot as well as in name. Its reorganization Into a compact fight ing force of less thsn half of tts for mer size, but Infinitely superior lu efficiency. Is due principally to the king's work and Inspiration. He has surrounded himself w Ith young and enthusiastic officers who already are veterans in experience; and this new personnel works with the utmost har mony. The king's chief support is Queen Elizabeth, who lives only a few miles away at a place also on Belgian soil, where she lias complete charge of no of the largest military hospital*. No other women except the trained nurses are permitted to approach the Belgian line. Even wives of highest! officers are not allowed to pay visits to their husbands. Simple Living, King Albert Is living as simply ns any subaltern of hi* staff. In the I entrance to the town hall Is a rickety army cot on w-hlch he seeks short naps w hen occasionally the Germans relax their efforts to smash the thin Belgian line When a few leisure' hour* permit, the king and the queen | meet: but they are living virtually under rampnlgn conditions. The queen la the patron saint of the Bel gian wounded, who prefer her hospital' THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA, Steady Increase Continues in the Growth of Construction Work in South Columbu*, Ga.- The Industrial Index says in its issue for this week: “The Southeast will enjoy the holidays with t liankfulness and welcome the New Year with smiling confidence. “The steady increase. In the movement of cotton to foreign markets and the reception of n *, and more big orders from abroad for a wide range of Ameri can goods and products are substantial features in the continued improvement in general business conditions, the net Results of which are beginning to be expressed in dollars. “Stocks of cotton and of cotton goods in Europe will be depleted, and even now Germany and Austria are anxious to secure cotton and willing to pay good prices for it. The mills of this coun try must supply cotton goods not only to Europe but also to countries which I Europe has been supplying. There are evidences that the declaVatlon that cot ton mills in this country would be run ning overtime before so very long was well founded. “By way of Illustration, announcement has been made that th# Montala Mfg. ('a. of Montgomery, Ala., will begin Jan uary 4th to operate its plant with dou ble shifts in order to supply the demand for its products. The company operates one of the largest cotton products plants in Montgomery. “The Huntsville Knitting Co. of Hunts ville, Ala., is operating its plant on ex tra time to fill an order from Europe for cotton underwear. It has juat for warded a carload of the underwear to New York by express. “A cotton mill at Eufaula, Ala., has begun the manufacture of a large amount of bleaching to fill an order from Aden. Arabia. “The chartering at Savannah. Ga., by a New York company of two bijg steam ships to be operated between Savannah and Bremen for the carrying of cotton is believed to be an important step to ward the resumption of the export of cotton. While the insurance rate will be high, it will be much more than offset by the prices that can be secured for the cotton in Europe. “Shipments of cotton seed cake from to those located on the safer base?. The queen occasionally goes to Eng land to see her children, but lately she has devoted virtually her every waking moment to her hospital. neither the king nor the queen has the usual personal suite. King Albert’s aides are working staff of ficers who serve twenty-four watches, while the queen’s ladies-in-waiting are trained nurses on her hospital staff. IN LANCASHIRE COTTON ILLS Balance Sheets of 100 Com panies Show Lowest Dividends Since Year 1911. London. —Review of the cotton spin ning trade of Oldham district, I,an cushlre, shows that the profits earned I for shareholders during the rear ended | Nov. 30, have fallen from Dl4. 12s 6d j to 1.1, 9s 9d per cent and dividends, which are being paid partly out of re serves. declined from "8 to 6 7-8 per cent. Balnnce sheets of 100 companies have ben examined. Of those. 49 re veal losses, others Just ending the year evenly. The present year's net earn ings of the 100 companies on over 13.- 600.000 paid up shsre capital have fal len to LI, 9s 9d per cent, the lowest record since 1911, That shrinkage is attributed only partly to the war. Of a total of 109 mills and 110,000 looms In Burnley and Brierfield, 11 mill* containing 8.462 looms have stop- j pe<l work a* a direct result of the war ! Twelve mills with 8,538 looms are on ! full time and 70 mills on reduced time. [ The proposal to consider disputes In 1 the cotton trade of l.ancashtrc before Issuing notice* to cease work, which ! was previously accepted by the opera- j live spinner* and master cotton spin- i ners now has been formally adopted ! by the master spinners and card and blow mg room operatives. Savanah in Novegiber were the heavi est tor any month in the history of that city. The greater portion of the shipments was to Danish ports. "Phosphate shipments last week at Tampa, Fla., were heavier than for the corresponding week of last year. "It is estimated that already a total of approximately 3 0, 000 tons of pig Iron lias been sold in the Birmingham district for delivdry in the first six months of next year. “Contracts for the construction of a total of eighteen miles additional of brick-paved road* have been awarded by Hillsborough county, Florida. “Miami, Fla., and Gadsden. Ala., have sold improvement bonds and bids have been asked by three cities for municipal Improvement bonds aggregating $535,000. “Twenty-four corporations with mini mum capital stocks aggregating $222,- 200 have been formed. “Among the items of construction work to be done, as reported this week are: “Two apartment houses, Atlanta, Gn.; docks. Sanford, Fla.: two hank build ings to remodeled. Savannah, Ga.; ho tel building. Tarpon Springs. Fla.; 100 miles of ditches district of Pinelas county, Florida, hospital building, Clear water. Fla. Construction contracts have been awarded as follows: "Bridge. Charlton county, Georgia: hotel building. Rntford, FTfi.; school buildings. Donnlsonville. and Gayton. Ga.; paving, Birmingham ar.d Opelika. Ala.; sewers and waterworks. Dade City, Fla.; municipal docks. Clear water, Fa.; factory building, FoVt Meade, Fla. “Industrial plants will be established as follows: “Fertilizer factory, Blakely, Ga.: bot tling plant. Camilla. Ga.; electric light plant. Wadley. Ga.; $50,000 tile plant. Birmingham. Ala.; grist mill, Barnesvtlle. Ga.; packing plant, Ft. Meade. Fla.; ap plication has been made for a g.is plant franchise at West Palm Beach. Fla.: a lumber manufacturing company has been formed al WaycVoss, Fa., and an ice and cold storage company at Uma tilla, Fla.” COKI IN PART FOR DIKE) POST IMS LET Aiken, S. C—Contract for the con struction of a portion of the Aiken coun ty post road, which will be bill t by the United States government and the county of Aiken jointly, has beemaw.rd ed to H. P. Dyches and B. F. Holley of Aiken—that Is, the contract is award ed subject to the condition usually made that the proper bond be made for the faithful execution of the work. Holley and Dyches were the lowest bidders when the bids for the construc tion of the road were opened here last week, a large number of contractors from throughout the country submitting bids. Their Ibid was approximately $11,590. As the contract Involves about 18,500 cubic yards of excavation and 24,000 cubic yards of sand-clay surfacing, the work to continue for several months—lt Is required that the road be completed in *lx months—the work will give employ ment to n large number of laborers. The contract wa* awarded by the United States Department of Agricul ture. The contract as awarded is for that part of the government post road be tween Aiken and White Pond, or to the Barnwell county line, a distance of about 19 miles. The road when completed will extend from the Barnwel to the Edge field county lines, through Aiken coun ty and through the city of Aiken a dis tance of about 4A miles. Contract for the remainder of the road will be later awarded. TWO AIKEN WAREHOUSES TAKEN OVER BY STATE Aiken, 8. C.—Two warehouses in Aiken were taken over yesterday by the state through J. L. C. White, deputy cotton warehouse commissioner of South Caro lina. They are the Cushman warehouse, of which Gedding* Cushman will he manager, and the Gaston warehouse of which W D. Gaston. Sr. will be man ager. The two warehouse* will hold approximate'y 2.900 bale* of cotton. Invigoratlna to tha Pals and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthen ing tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria, on riche* the Mood, builds up the eyetem A true Tonic. For adult* and chil dren. 50c. Farmers, Attention!—Flow a Country Bank is Helping the Farmers to Pay / Debts and Raise Livestock Aiken, S. C—The financial and bus iness depression resulting froir. the effects of the European war on the cotton market has been relieved to a certain extent in the Wagener section of Aiken county by the splendid action of Mr. E. B. Jackson, president of the Bank of Wagener, in the success with which he has met in having cotton warehouse certificates rediscounted by the federal reserve bank. Some time ago Mr. Jackson organ ized a company and built a warehouse at Wagener with a capacity of ap proximately 2,000 bales. The ware house was bonded. The Bank of Wag ener entering the federal reserve hank system, Mr. Jackson, as an experiment, first sent to the regional reserve bank five warehouse certificates for five bales of cotton each, and when these were very readily rediscounted, more and more were sent. To date Mr Jackson has rediscount ed about $40,000 worth of cotton ware house receipts, turning the money into business channels at Wagener through the farmers, who have, therefore, been able to provide for then-selves and at the same time reserve to themselves the title of their cotton. In this way numbers of farmers have been able to stock their places MORE WINTER GARDENS. Clemson College.— Among the most encouraging reports that have come to the office of W. W. Long, state agent of demonstration and director of exten sion at Clemson College, are those from the county district agents to the ef fect that more successful winter gar dens are in evidence this year than ever before in South Carolina. The winter garden is a blessing in evert way. There is no piece of land on a South Carolina farm that can be made to return larger yields than the land on which there is a properly cultivated and properly utilized winter vegetable garden. FEMININE FINANCE. “My wife hopes to make us all rich in time." "How so?" "She saw- mining stock advertised at 1 cent a share and she invested a nickel.”—Kansas City Journal. MEN’S TOGGERY ~ . Tl ? e stream that brings us the newest and best things in Men’s Haberdashery never stagnates. . F ? r th e smartest Shirt, the choicest Tie, the correct *2, Gloves ’ or for anything that’s “the 'thing” in Men s 1 oggery, come here. Into this store is always a flow of the brightest and new e st °f correct things in Men’s dress requisites. , , is why so many of the younger men in town trade here, and why we’re looked upon to set the pace in Men’s wearables. |M£ C-reary s THE CHRISTMAS GIFT Hurd’s Fine Stationery, be?t made, in Christmas Boxes. Waterman’s Fountain Pens. Leather goods, as Lap Desks, Music Rolls, SANTA, the infallible judge of Christmas Pres ents, would say: Buy at RICHARDS and SAVE MONEY. RICHARD'S STATIONERY 00. Study of Flock for Winter Eggs Winter egg production depend? upon a variety of things. It is not alone breeding, housing and feeding. It results from the proper handling of the fowls throughout their eggs-produeing period. Sometimes it is an individual study of the flock. Feeds, too, have to he changed accord ing to season?. The kinds of foods for differ ent breeds are also to he considered. In other words, no eut-and-dried method of raising and earing for a flock designed for layers can be given. But certain general rules will be out lined in next week’s article. Look for it appearing exclusively in The Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. with hogs and cattle, or at least to make the beginning in this direction, and to buy seed grain for sowing. This plan has enabled the Bank of Wagener to advance about S3O a bale on cotton. The president of a larger bank, which is in the reserve system, said when Mr. Jackson's achievement was brought to his attention: “I thought of this, but I did not believe that it could be done, and I was afraid to try it.” How To Make the Quickest , Simplest Cough Remedy Much Better than the Ready- Made Kind and Yon Save 92. Fully Guaranteed This home-made cough syrup is now used in more homes than any other cough remedy. Its promptness, ease and cer tainty in conquering distressing coughs, che6t and throat colds, is really remark able. You can actually feel it take hold. A dav’s use will usually overcome the ordinary cough—relieves even whooping cough quickly. Splendid, too, for bron chitis, spasmodic croup, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. Get from aDy druggist 2% ounces of Tinex (50 cents worth), pour it in a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granu lated sugar syrup. 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